Holder for photographic sheets



Jan. 5, 1954 H. H. REINEMAN HOLDER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC SHEETS Filed Feb.23, 1950 HIS JNVEN TOR. HOWARD H. REl/VEMA/V A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 5,1954 2,664,896 nornm 'non rno'roommo snsnzrs H war :H-S' ahm n-Brig ton,;N. :Y.

ApplicationiFebruary 23, 1950, SerialN :145:881

oliiza-r This invention relates-"to :h01dersi.0r albums forphotographic=prints-orr=sheets :andxthe like,

.adaptedi'to releasably hold a plurality -,ofr-;photographic prints orsheets.

-:One object of :the sinvention is: to provide .;a holder or the abovenature having aisimple practical i andieconomioal typenof construction.

Another. object. is to .providea :holder. having fastening means forreleasably s-hold-ing a pluz-rality of .photographicprints withoutvtheuse of .metal staples or fasteners.

:Anotherobjectissto przovideta holder :of the above character havings-fastening :means that are .qnickand easy-to use. .and that. may nbelocked and unlocked-vaswmany times as desiredin order toEehange/thenumberdor arrangement oft-photographiotsheets.

Another object is toprovide avholdergwith' the above advantages havingintegrally :formed therewith .a pocket for z envelope for oontainingnegatives, loose photographic :sheets, and the like.

Another l object is to moviclev a tholder having integral fasteningmeans adapted @to vreleasably hold a plurality of .tphotographicuprints.land 1 the likesin combinationwith tone or: more :suchiprints having-aslot ore-opening adj acentoneiside thereof adapted :to engage: saidfastening: means.

T0? theselandl other ends the invention resides in certain improvementsand combinations of parts, all as iwill be: :hereina'fter more :fullydescribed; the vnovel features being pointedmut in the claims at thesend-oi thespecification.

In the, drawings;

.Fig. 1' is a-,-p1an :iview of a s-blankecut, sscored and glued formaking a, holder .embodying (the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing said blank -folded andiglued toriormarholder;

171g. 13 is a, fragmentary perspective .view of ..a completedz holdershowing the fastening tongue inserted through tslots 7-111 the .-ends ofseveral photographic p rints.

Fig, at is a a sim ilar view showing the fastening tongue. in; lockinsmition;

?Fig. 5 =is afragmentary planiviewof the blank for :makinga modifiedfrom of holder;

Fig. 6 is a ;fragn1 entary -plan :view \showing the blank of :Fig. 115folded aniglued zto 'iorm .a -=holder, and

"Fig. "7 isja fragmentary plan-view ofta: photoph c .l-ishefit adaptedrto be fastened in. either of :fiaidtholders.

@The preferred embodiment 'of ;the invention, here n, disclosed: by"way: of: illustration, comprises 32 a oneniecacblankofapaperor othersuitable fold- ;able isheetqmaterial showmgenerally.at 20. Said blankcomprisesa: 'hodylseotioni I which issfolda ly rattached to ;.a :coversection 522 with :two olosely ispaced 1 parallel :folding score lines:23 therebetween. .cSaid loorlyseotion "has flapsiaMfl-LS and; Z6Jattaohedz'toVthe eotherathree sidesthereof ndrfqldableqabout.interposed score lines, as 21. The outervmarginsiofzflapsi'zieandazfi are-coated with glue or other suitableadhesivewamateriaL as shownzat'guand;;29,-1respectively. 'fl 'lapssu, 26land 5215 game z'folgded .woverr body 1 zseotiontzal ainathe above orderand iiormmith. .-said:body sectionaan envelope: or:pocket-shown.igenerallyiat 30. Said flaps are: heldin:theahovevfolded:epositionsnby gnmmed portions 3:2 8 andwtll. *i lap .1.5 fintegrallytormeditherewith. a:;tongue:3 l which is foldably .attached tog'thelendrof lsaid :flap and separated therefrom by three .aclosely :spaced*paralleL-fqld: lines 32.

"The aphotographic prints -nor sheets 3.3 which are adaptedrtoxbeafastened a in the (holder each have asoorerrlineorrow :of pertorationsas Madjacent onetendiithereofvforminga:stubt35. ":Stub Z35 :has :formedtherein an --.e1ongated. opening-or .slot; 3.5;:parallelsto the outer orfreeedgeof the stub, i'clSPShQWIl. slot :35 is adapted to reoeive tongue5-3 I gwiibhrislumcient elearanceesoeas: tozibe easily-assembled thereonwithout, t-howeaer, .allowing ,;sa id .rprints ato -:;twist Q'abouta-nad vprojeot b@ .4 ith ds q sl'ih i :hQlder. w'Iorseoure :a numbe iofrprinminsaids'holde ritison'lwneoessaryto fold tongue 3| upwardly alongthe innermmt of th czorelines ;3,2, e1?1 g-a;g=e the ;,slots; ,3i6 ofthe prints with the :tongue and :align and assemble .the prints .into:position as J'ShOWD. in Fig. -13. Tonga-1a}! isthen ioldednlongthe tworemaining seorel-i-nes 3-2 and tucked intosthe .open end .ofenvelopefifl as shown in.-Fig.,:4. The plurality of fold; lines :32;provide a flexible .fastening 1001x531 about which ;a plurality ofprints -may have limited turning movement 6 without tearing -,orwideningjthe, Slots in said prints.

:Loose photographic prints, negatives, advertising material and thelike-may beinserltecl into or removed from'saidenvelope; at anytime.When tongue :3! in :the above locked position it springs against theinner surface ofiibodyflsection and: tends to yieldablyelose theopeningin said envelope and thereby prevents the contents from accidentally'workingout.

As stated above, -cover section =22 is-attached to the body section-21by'two olosely spaoedfold finest-23 :whiohprovide a flexible andexpanda'ble hinge ,so thatthe cover section-522 can --be--*'fo1ded 3over the body section, thereby covering and protecting the photographs.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification of the present invention in which thebody section 38 has oppositely extending flaps 39 and 40 foldable aboutinterposed score lines as 4|. Said body section has foldably attached toone edge thereof, a cover section 42 which is foldable about two closelyspaced parallel folding score lines 43 in" terposed between said bodyand cover sections. Flaps 39 and 40 have integrally formed at one endthereof a tongue 44. Said tongue is foldably attached to and separatedfrom the upper end of said flaps by three closely spaced parallelfolding score lines 45. An end flap (not shown) and side flap 40 have onthe outer marginal portions thereof a coating of glue or other suitableadheslve as 46. Flaps 35, 40 and the end flap (not shown) are foldedover body section 38 in the above order and held in position by theadhesive. This construction forms in conjunction with body section 38 anenvelope shown generally at 41 and also provides a reinforced two-plytongue 48 which is inserted through slots 36 in the photographic printsand tucked into the open end of envelope 4! in the same fashion asdescribed above in reference to the single-ply tongue 3|. In all otherrespects the modified holder is identical with the preferred form asshown in Figs. 1 through 4.

Thus it will be seen that the invention provides an easily-constructed,easily manufactured and inexpensive holder which will hold a pluralityof photographic sheets and at the same time provides means for holdingthe accompanying negatives. As the fastening means has no metal staplesor clips there are no sharp edges to scratch either the photographicsheets or the negatives. Furthermore, the fastening means may be lockedand unlocked as many times as necessary to rearrange the order of thepictures or to add to or to remove pictures.

It will thus be seen that the invention accomplishes its objects andwhile it has been herein disclosed by reference to the details ofpreferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such disclosure isintended in an illustrative, rather than a limiting sense, as it iscontemplated that various modifications in the construction andarrangement of the parts will readily occur to those skilled in the art,within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A holder for photographic prints and the like each having an openingtherein adjacent an edge thereof, said holder being made of foldablesheet material and comprising a body section, a cover section foldablyattached along one edge of said body section and overlapping andcovering the same, and a plurality of fiaps foldably attached to saidbody section and folded thereover to form therewith an envelope adaptedto contain negatives and the like, said envelope having an open endadjacent said body section edge and having foldably attached theretoadjacent said open end a tongue means adapted for insertion through saidprint openings and into said open end of said envelope for releasablyfastening said photographic prints in said holder and yieldably closingsaid envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over saidenvelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side ofsaid prints.

2. A holder for photographic prints and the like each having an openingtherein adjacent an edge thereof, said holder being made of foldablesheet material and comprising a body section, a cover section foldablyattached along one edge of said body section and overlapping andcovering the same, and a plurality of flaps foldably attached to saidbody section and folded thereover to form therewith an envelope forcontaining negatives and the like, said envelope being open at one endthereof, two of said flaps being attached to opposite sides of said bodysection in overlapping engagement with each other and having theiroverlapping portions formed with coextensive projecting portions toprovide a tongue of double thickness adapted for insertion through saidprint openings and into the open end of said envelope for releasablyfastening said photographic prints in said holder and yieldably closingsaid envelope, respectively, said cover section being foldable over saidenvelope for closing the open end thereof and protecting one side ofsaid prints.

3. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each havingan opening therein adjacent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheetsmade of foldable sheet material and comprising foldably connected,overlapping cover and body sections, one of said sections having aplurality of flaps foldably connected thereto and folded thereover forforming therewith an envelope, said envelope being open at one endthereof, and integral tongue means foldably connected along one edgethereof to one of said sections adjacent the open end of said envelope,said tongue means being narrower than said sheet openings for insertiontherethrough and into said envelope for releasably securing said sheetsin said holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, saidcover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open endthereof and protecting one side of said sheets.

4. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each having aslot therein adja* cent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheetsmade of a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material and comprisingfoldably connected, overlapping cover and body sections, a plurality offlaps folded from one of said sections and overlapped to form therewithan envelope having an open end adjacent the line of fold between saidsections, and a tongue on one of said sections adjacent the open end ofsaid envelope for insertion through the slots of said sheets and intothe open end of said envelope for releasably securing said sheets insaid holder and yieldably closing said envelope, respectively, saidcover section being foldable over said envelope for closing the open endthereof and protecting one side of said sheets.

5. The combination with a plurality of photographic sheets each having aslot therein adjacent an edge thereof, of a holder for said sheets madeof a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material and comprising foldablyconnected, overlapping cover and body sections, a plurality of flapsfolded from one of said sections and overlapped to form therewith anenvelope having an open end adjacent the line of fold between saidsections, two of said flaps being attached to opposite sides of saidbody section in overlapping engagement with each other and having theiroverlapping portions formed with coextensive projecting portions toprovide a tongue of double thickness adjacent the open end of saidenvelope for insertion through the slots of said sheets and into theopen end of said envelope for re- 5 leasably securing said sheets insaid holder and Number yieldably closing said envelope, respectively,said 884,019 cover section being foldable over said envelope 1,492,946for closing the open end thereof and protecting 2,155,327 one side ofsaid sheets. 5 2,445,671 HOWARD I-I. REINEMAN. 2,451,122

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